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Welcome to Honaunau ...

Honaunau is located on the island of Hawaii.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Honaunau, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1951.

Honaunau is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Honaunau lies in the Hawaiian/Aleutian Standard Time Zone (HST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Honaunau: 808

The ZIP code for Honaunau: 96726<2>

Communities near Honaunau ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Honaunau.

  • Captain Cook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kealakekua
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Honalo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honalo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honalo
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honalo <3>
  • Holualoa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Keauhou
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keauhou have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keauhou
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keauhou <3>
  • Kailua
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kailua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kailua
  • Kailua Kona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Milolii
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Kalaoa
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Hawaiian Ocean View
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Honaunau. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Honaunau.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Honaunau. See our Newspapers Page for Honaunau.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Honaunau ...

Looking for more information about Honaunau? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Honaunau, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Honaunau.

Adding Honaunau to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Honaunau in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Honaunau was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Honaunau post office opened in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Honaunau.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Honaunau - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Honaunau). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Honaunau or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/